Container



March 9 1926.

' C. J. BUNZ CONTAINER Filed April 10 1925 INVENTOR Charles J 1311712Patented Mar. 9 1926.

UNITED STATES CHARLES J. B'U'NZ, OF WEST HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY CONTAINER.

Application filed April 10, 1925. Serial m. 22,097.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. BUNZ, a citizen of the United States, andaresident of West Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and Improved Container, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact descri tion.

y invention relates to an improved form of container and contemplates adevice which ma be used for conveniently carrying a wide variety ofmaterials. For instance, in smaller sizes, it may be employed forcarrying face powder, etc., and in larger sizes for carrying food, suchas cake, pies,

etc.

It is one of the objects of my invention to provide a containerconsisting of sections so joined that they may be separated when 2desiredwithout disturbing the contents of the individual sections.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for readily obtainingaccess to the contents of the container and to provide 2 for openingeach section individually.

A. further object of my invention is to provide a sanitarycontainerwh-ich is tight- 1 sealed so as to prevent entrance of dirttherein and to prevent leakage or spilling of the contents when thecontents are in liquid or powder form.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a container 'whichmay be very c eaply constructed and which will be so inexpenswe that itmay be thrown away after use. g i

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the cover of my container before assembling;

. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the body of my container before the cover hasbeen applied thereto;

Fig. 3 is a rear lan view of my -assembled container part y broken awayto show the lid to the body.

the contents of one of the container sect1ons;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a front view of one of the contamer sections illustrating amethod of discharging the contents of the section.

My container is preferably made of paper or a light, thin material whichmay be readily embossed or molded to desired 0 form. However it will beevident that, it I may be made of sheet metal if so desired.

The container consists of a body 10 and a lid or cover 11. Either thebody or the lid or both may be made of transparent or semi-transparentmaterial so as to disclose the contents of the container. The body 10 ispreferably of circular form and is 'inolded or embossed to provide aplurality of pockets -12 which are joined at their inner adjacent rimsby connecting flanges 13, while their outer rims are formed with aperipheral flange 14.

When the container is made in circular form as illustrated in Fig. 2,the pockets may take the form of sectors of acircle and the connectingflanges 13 radiate from the center. of the container. Opposite eachflange 13 the rim flange 1 1 is notched, as indicated at 15, while atthe center of the container the'flanges 13 are cut away to formanopening 16. After the body 10 has been formed in the'manner justdescribed, the pockets 12 are filled with the material that is to becarried by the container and then the lid 11 is applied to the containerand sealed thereon by gluing it or otherwise causing it to adhere to theflanges 13 and flange 1 1. That part of the lid which overlies theopening 16 and the notches 15, is then perforated, scored or cut so asto form tabs 17 at the center of the container and tabs 18 at theperiphery thereof. By means of these tabs 17 and 18, the user may peelthe lid partly or entirely 96 off the body to gain access to thecontents of the container. It will be understood, of course, that if ametal container is employed, a soft solder may be used to attach Inorder to facilitate removing the lid from one pocket of the containerWithout disturbing or opening an adjacent pocket, it is preferable toscore the lid or perforate it along lines located over the flanges 13.This may be done before applying the lid to the container. However, Iprefer so to form my container that the individual pockets may beremoved as desired, and for this reason the scoring or perforatingbetween pockets is extended through the cover and through the flanges13, as indicated at 19 in Fig.1 3. This scoring or perforating mayconveniently be done, after the container has been filled and assembled,by

the use of a single die which will simultaneously perform theperforating operation and cut the lid at the center and periphery toform the tabs 17 and 18. If, for instance,

the container is used for carrying face pow-' der, the ockets are madeof such size as to hold su cient powder for a single application. Bylifting the tab 18, the lid 11 may be peeled off one corner of thesector and the powder can then be shaken out as indicated in Fig. 5, orif desired, the sector may be entirely removed from the rest of thecontainer and its contents discharged in the nanner just described. Theremainder of the container, in either case, is undisturbed by thisoperation and may be carried without danger of spilling its contents.

It will'be obvious that the container may be made of materials whichwill adapt it for carrying liquid or semi-liquid substances. In largerslzes it will be of particular advantage for piclmickers or travelerswho desire to carry food in a sanitary container and who may open upsuch pockets of the container as are necessary to supply their immediatedesires without disturbing the food in other pockets, which, beingpreserved in a sanitary manner,may be kept for use at a later time.

Numerous slight changes and alterations 'may be made in the general formand arrangement of the parts described without departing from the spiritof my invention, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precisedetails set forth, but shall consider myself at liberty to make suchchanges and alterations as fall fairly within 'the scope of the appendedclaims.

The term removably secured as used in the following claims is intendedto distinguish from permanent'securing and to define such attachment ofthe lidto the body of the receptacle as will permit of peeling the lidoff the body. In other words, if a glue is used, it should not be of.such nature as to prevent the lid from being readily peeled,

off, or if a solder is used, it should be so soft as to permit the lidto be removed from the body without tearing the latter.

.by radial I claim:

1. A container comprising a pair of pockets, each having a bottom walland side walls and a flange at the top of the side walls, a lid commontot-both of the pockets and secured to the flanges, the flanges beingshaped at adjacent sides to form a notch and thereby (provide a fingerhold on the lid overlying sai notch. V

2. A multiple container comprisin a'plurality of pockets joined at thetop y connectin flanges, the flanges bein notched, and a id secured .tothe flanges anfo said notches, the lid being" out at points where itoverlies the notches to form tabs.

3. A multiple container comprising a circular body formed with aplurality of approximatel sector-shaped pockets connected anges at thetop of the pockets and having a peripheral flange in the lane of theconnecting flanges, the perip eral flange being notched at pointsopposite the radial flanges, and a lid common to all of the pockets andremovably secured to all of the flanges,said lid being cut at theperiphery to form tabs overlying the cut away portions of the flanges.

4. A multiple container comprisin a circular body formed'with aplurality 0% sector shaped pockets connected by radial flanges at the toof the pockets and having a mpheral ange in the plane of the connectingflanges, the connecting flanges being cut away at the center of thecontainer and verlying the peripheral flange being notched atpointsopposite the radial flanges, and a lid removably lid being out at thecenter and at the periphery toform tabs overlying the cut away portionsofthe flanges.

5. A multiple container com risin cular body formed with a plura shapedpockets joined by radial flanges at the top of the pockets and havin aperipheral flange in the plane of the radial flanges, the radial flangesbeing cut away at the center of the container and the peripheral flangebeing notchedat the periphery thereof, and a lid removably secured tothe flanges, said lid being slit at the center and at the periphery toform tabs overlying the cut away portions of the flanges, the lid andthe body being formed with linesof weakness intermediate between thepockets;

6. A multiple container comprising a cir cular body formed with aplurality of sector shaped pockets joined by radial flanges at the topof the pockets and havin a peripheral flange in the plane of the r ialflanges, the radial flanges being cut away. at the center of thecontainer and the peripheral flange being notched at the peripherythereof, and a lid removably secured to the flanges, said lid beingcutat the center and at the a oil-- ity o sector periphery to form tabsoverlying the cut and having a peripheral flange in the lane 10 awayportions of the flanges, the lid and the of the connecting flanges, theperi eral radial flanges bein perforated to form the flange beingnotched at points opposlte the radial lines of weakness intermediateberadial flanges, and a lid common to all of 5 tween the pockets. thepockets and removably secured to all 7 A multiple container comprising acirof the flanges, the lid and the radial flanges l5 cular body formedwith a plurality of apbeing formed with radial lines of weaknessproximately sector-shaped pockets connected of which said notches form apart. by radial flanges at the topof the pockets CHARLES J. BUNZ.

